ReutersA global sporting tribunal opened the door wider to Russian participation at the Rio Olympic Games on Thursday, ruling that an Olympic ban on two Russian rowers and a swimmer with histories of doping was unenforceable.

by cassandra.garrison8/5/2016 4:53:40 PM

Andy Murray proud to be named an Olympic flagbearer; talks about partnering with his brother

ReutersBrazilian soccer legend Pele will not light the Olympic cauldron at Friday's opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics, a spokesman for the 75-year-old, three-time soccer World Cup winner said.

Reuters UKThe world's best horse and rider combinations will jump over giant logs, toucan carvings and a model of the Sambodromo on a French-designed, 5 km cross country course in Rio's Deodoro park early next week.

Reuters UKBrazil's athletes were not subject to dope tests for almost a month before the Rio Olympics, the country's sports ministry has said while refuting allegations it was a political decision to ensure the Games were not plunged further into crisis.

Reuters UKPele's doctors have given him the go ahead to light the Olympic cauldron on Friday, but muscle pains may bar the Brazilian soccer great from the torch ceremony that opens the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Reuters UKRussia will be represented in most sports at the Rio Olympics, with 271 of its sportsmen and women cleared to participate ahead of the opening ceremony, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) head Alexander Zhukov said on Thursday.

ReutersOlympic officials on Thursday cleared about 270 Russian athletes to compete at the Rio Olympics, just one day before the opening ceremony, the TASS news agency reported, citing the head of the Russian Olympic Committee.

Pin trading in Rio should be its own Olympic sport due to its popularity. People at the Olympics are constantly looking to swap pins with each other as mementos from different teams, countries and companies. This man outside the press center already had dozens and traded us a Pokemon Olympics pin for one of our Reuters pins.

by cassandra.garrison8/4/2016 6:33:05 PM

'Dopers can never feel safe' - IOC President Bach on Olympic doping

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Lee Goim of South Korea (R) takes a selfie picture with Hong Un Jong of North Korea. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

Journalists covering Rio are given these backpacks that come with a can of bug spray.

The staff member who gave me mine said, "Here's mosquito spray even though there are no mosquitos."

No mosquitos? Hmm.

by cassandra.garrison8/3/2016 7:25:31 PM

I've arrived in Rio! On the way to the media center, the bus takes us past the athletes village. Many of them have decorated their balconies with their country's colors and flags. It's cool to see - and seems like it took a lot of coordination.

by cassandra.garrison8/3/2016 7:15:09 PM

GALLERY: Redeeming RioChrist the Redeemer sits atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking the Olympic host city of Rio de Janeiro

ReutersAmerican women's volleyball captain Christa Dietzen is buzzing at the prospect of playing in one of the sport's heartlands but, with the U.S. having lost to Brazil in the last two Olympic finals, there is some steel behind the Rio love-in.

ReutersThe risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro is low and has been overcome, health officials in Brazil said on Sunday, five days before South America's first Games are due to begin.

ReutersRio de Janeiro's air is dirtier and deadlier than portrayed by authorities and the Olympics' promised legacy of cleaner winds has not remotely been met, an analysis of government data and Reuters' own testing found.

WASHINGTON No negotiations can be held with North Korea until it improves its behavior, a White House official said on Wednesday, raising questions about U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's offer to begin talks with Pyongyang any time and without pre-conditions. | Video

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